Where does “rokurokubi” come from?

rokurokubi (English) comes from Japanese 轆轤首, from Japanese 首, from Middle Chinese 首.

rokurokubi (English): A yōkai in the form of a person who can stretch...

Definitions

  1. A yōkai in the form of a person who can stretch...

Ancestry of “rokurokubi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese轆轤首an imaginary creature with a long neck that can...
2Japanese首neck; the neck and head as a whole; dismissal...
3Middle Chinese首—
Every word from Middle Chinese 首 →Every word from Japanese 首 →Every word from Japanese 轆轤首 →